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Evans was first selected to represent New South Wales in the men's Interstate Youth Eight Championship contesting the Noel F Wilkinson Trophy at the 1981 [[Australian Rowing Championships]].In 1982 he was again selected in the New South Wales youth eight and stroked that crew to victory.<ref>[http://www.rowinghistory-aus.info/interstate-championships/1982.php#MYth 1982 Austn Rowing C'ships]</ref> |
Evans was first selected to represent New South Wales in the men's Interstate Youth Eight Championship contesting the Noel F Wilkinson Trophy at the 1981 [[Australian Rowing Championships]].In 1982 he was again selected in the New South Wales youth eight and stroked that crew to victory.<ref>[http://www.rowinghistory-aus.info/interstate-championships/1982.php#MYth 1982 Austn Rowing C'ships]</ref> |
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In 1983 Evans competed at the National Regatta in Mosman colours in a composite [[Coxless four|coxless four]]. He was selected and trained in the New South Wales King's Cup eight but pulled out on the day due to injury. |
In 1983 Evans competed at the National Regatta in Mosman colours in a composite [[Coxless four|coxless four]]. He was selected and trained in the New South Wales King's Cup eight but pulled out on the day due to injury.In 1993 at the Australian Championships he stroked the New South Wales King's Cup crew to victory in the men's Interstate Eight-Oared Championship.<ref>[http://www.rowinghistory-aus.info/interstate-championships/1984.php#M8 1984 Austn C'ships at Guerin Foster]</ref> |
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==International representative rowing== |
==International representative rowing== |
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1984 Los Angeles | Eight | |
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1986 Nottingham | M8+ | |
Commonwealth Games | ||
1986 Edinburgh | Eight |
Stephen Frederick Evans (born 24 September 1962, in Sydney) is an Australian former World Champion and Olympic medal winning rower.
Club and state rowing
He was born in Sydney and his senior rowing was with the Mosman Rowing Club where his father Bruce Evans was an accomplished coach.
Evans was first selected to represent New South Wales in the men's Interstate Youth Eight Championship contesting the Noel F Wilkinson Trophy at the 1981 Australian Rowing Championships.In 1982 he was again selected in the New South Wales youth eight and stroked that crew to victory.[1]
In 1983 Evans competed at the National Regatta in Mosman colours in a composite coxless four. He was selected and trained in the New South Wales King's Cup eight but pulled out on the day due to injury.In 1993 at the Australian Championships he stroked the New South Wales King's Cup crew to victory in the men's Interstate Eight-Oared Championship.[2]
International representative rowing
At the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics Evans stroked the Australian men's VIII to a bronze medal.
At the 1986 World Rowing Championships in Nottingham, England Evans stroked the Australian men's VIII to victory. It was Australia's first and only World Champion title in the men's VIII. That same year at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, that same crew with Evans at stroke won gold in the Australian men's VIII.
References
- Stephen Evans at World Rowing
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Stephen Evans". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
- 1962 births
- Sportsmen from New South Wales
- Rowers from Sydney
- Australian male rowers
- Rowers at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Rowers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Olympic medalists in rowing
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Sydney
- World Rowing Championships medalists for Australia
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- Olympic bronze medalists for Australia
- Commonwealth Games medallists in rowing
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